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Biology Studies at Houston Community College

Biology Studies at Houston Community College

If you plan to study biology studies, take a look at what Houston Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 48,329 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Houston Community College Biology Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Houston Community College Biology Studies Rankings

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Houston Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Houston Community College.

Houston Community College Biology Studies Associate’s Program

84% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of biological sciences associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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Houston Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biological sciences graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Houston Community College with a associate's in biological sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 70
Black or African American 206
Hispanic or Latino 175
White 30
International Students 82
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Houston Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Biological Science Professors 4,470 $99,940
Natural Sciences Managers 2,620 $127,270
Biological Scientists 2,100 $80,900
Life Scientists 140 $94,230

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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